What constitutes valid notice for a shareholder meeting?

• A. Notice only stating the meeting date
• B. Notice including time and place and the specific purposes for special meetings
• C. No notice is required for any meeting
• D. Notice must be delivered after the meeting

Answer: (B)

The key idea is that notice to shareholders must give enough detail to inform them about when and where the meeting will be held, and, for special meetings, the exact purposes for which the meeting is called. Including the time and place is essential, and for a special meeting you must spell out the specific purposes that will be addressed. Without stating those purposes, the notice is defective because shareholders won’t know what business will be considered. That’s why including both the time and place and the specific purposes for a special meeting makes the notice valid. Choices that omit the purpose (or claim no notice is required or that notice can come after the meeting) don’t meet the requirement.